Yagami school nanban tsuba
A masterpiece of the genre. The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron.
€1800,-A fine 19th century khukurī
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
€1800,-The Wiasemsky Montagnard dha
Collected by a Russian prince from the hill peoples of central Vietnam in 1892.
€1800,-A milam of the Garo
This peculiar sword was used by the Garo people of Assam for fighting, clearing the jungle, and animal sacrifices.
€1800,-The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
€1900,-Rare Santali shield
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
€2000,-Marwari talwar with 1857 dated hilt
The hilt is in the typical Marwari Rajput style, made by Ram Namar in 1857 A.D.
€2200,-Large Qing military sword
Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.
€2200,-Large tin chirra kothimora khukuri
An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.
€2200,-Very good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
€2200,-Gilt-copper hilted kard
Fine Indian kard with gilt copper alloy hilt, decorated with chiseled flowers.
€2200,-Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.
€2250,-Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€2300,-Outstanding set of húdiédāo
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.
€2800,-Ming period stirrups
Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.
€3000,-Southern Chinese openwork sword guard
In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuries
€3000,-Gold mounted presentation khukurī
Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.
€3000,-A Khasi dao
These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.
€3200,-Agate hilted wootz khanjar
Nice Persian dagger with fine wootz blade and unusual hilt material.
€3500,-Pierced iron saddle bows
This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
€3750,-Dha with story of Maung Tin
Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.
€4000,-A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
€5500,-Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set
An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board
€6000,-Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€6500,-A fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
€7300,-Flintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€7500,-Old Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
Price on requestPersian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
€9600,-Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestJumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
€13500,-Jumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane
Made in the 16th century, for the warrior monks of the Hozo-in temple in Nara.
Price on requestNorthern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
€18000,-Archaic Chinese shortsword
Probably of Chinese origin, resembling some of the earliest Japanese swords in existence.
Price on requestTibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
Price on requestKatakiriha zukuri naginata by Masatsune
Considered one of the best makers of naginata, he worked for the household of Fukushima Masanori.
Price on requestFine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Price on request